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YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Japanese snack brand Calbee changes packaging amid war in Iran | NewsNation

The once colorful snack packaging that made Calbee’s chips stand out is changing due to supply chain issues in the Strait of Hormuz. NewsNation’s Rich Bodee explains.

NPR (The Associated Press) - Japanese snack packages turning black-and-white as Iran war depletes ink supply

The packaging on some snacks is turning black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient used in colored ink. Calbee's chips originally came in a bright-orange bag.

NYTIMES (Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya) - The Iran War Is Taking the Color Out of Japan’s Best-Known Snack Bags

The food giant Calbee said shortages of naphtha, a crude-oil derivative used in inks, were forcing it to switch to black-and-white packaging for its salty products.